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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/using-gfdl.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/using-gfdl.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ecddbdc --- /dev/null +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/using-gfdl.html @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" --> +<!-- Parent-Version: 1.77 --> +<title>Using GNU FDL +- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> +<!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/using-gfdl.translist" --> +<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" --> +<h2>Using GNU FDL</h2> + +<p>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org">Richard Stallman</a></p> + +<p>If you know someone who is writing a manual about free software, +and looking towards commercial publication, you have a chance to help +the Free Software Movement a great deal with a small amount of work: +by suggesting the idea of publishing the manual under +the <a href="/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation +License</a>.</p> + +<p>Until recently, commercial book publication almost always implied a +nonfree book. But just as free commercial software has been +increasing for a while, now free commercial documentation is starting +to take off as well. Some of the major commercial publishers of +documentation about the <a href= "/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux +system</a>, and about free software in general, are now willing to +publish books under the GNU FDL, and pay the authors in the usual +way—IF the authors are firm about this.</p> + +<p>But publishers are likely to first propose an ordinary proprietary +book. And if the authors agree, that's what it will be. So it is +essential for authors to take the lead; to say, “We want to use +the GNU FDL for this book”. So when your friend mentions +writing a manual, you can influence the course of events simply by +pointing out this possibility.</p> + +<p>If a publisher rejects the request at first, the GNU Project may be +able to help the authors prevail. They can contact us +at <a href="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><gnu@gnu.org></a>.</p> + +<p>There +are <a href="/licenses/license-list.html#DocumentationLicenses"> +other</a> legitimate free documentation licenses, but sometimes using +them requires care. For example, one license is equipped with two +optional clauses that can be enabled; the license is free if neither +optional clause is used, but enabling either of them makes the book +nonfree. (See <a href="/licenses/license-list.html"> +http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html.</a>) Authors that want +to publish free documentation, but using a license other than the GNU +FDL, can contact us so we can check that the license really qualifies +for free documentation.</p> + +<p>When a commercial manual is free and relates to the GNU system, the +GNU Project can recommend it to the public. 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